Despite being depleted by player unavailability and calls on the 1st X1, Beer Albion 2nd’s started their Joma Devon and Exeter Division 2 campaign with a creditable 4-4 draw away at Winkleigh on Saturday write Richard Honnor and Jamie Bond.
It was a thrilling see-saw contest. Winkleigh were 1-0 ahead after 20 mins and they added a second goal just after halftime. But the Fishermen, playing excellent football, rowed back to take a 4-2 lead with goals from Josh Lund (55 mins), man-of-the-match Thomas Perry (58), Reece Hales (65) and Jack Harwood (70).
Disappointingly, Beer were unable to see the game out and conceded 2 late goals through continuing to push forward rather than protecting their lead.
But overall there were lots of positives to take from their first match not least of which was the overall team spirit and effort to come back so strongly from a two-goal deficit.